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Trump attorneys meet with special counsel, make case for why Trump shouldn't be indicted: Sources
Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Lawyers for former President Donald Trump met Thursday morning with special counsel Jack Smith's team as a potential indictmen...
Jul 27, 2023
McConnell had minor fall two weeks ago, uses wheelchair periodically to get around: Sources
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- New details about Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's health are emerging after an unusual episode on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in which he froze up durin...
Jul 27, 2023
Texas lawmaker urges federal government to mandate water breaks for outdoor workers
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- As a dangerous heat wave continues to plague tens of millions of Americans across the country, one Texas lawmaker is pushing for heat protections, including water breaks, ...
Jul 26, 2023
Biden administration criticizes ruling striking down asylum policy
David Peinado Romero/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration expressed a federal judge's ruling striking down the Biden administration's asylum policy that establi...
Jul 26, 2023
Biden admin canceling $130M in debt for students who it says were 'ripped off' by Colorado college
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration on Tuesday said it was canceling $130 million in federal debt for 7,400 students who went to a Colorado college that the governmen...
Jul 26, 2023
McConnell freezes during weekly press conference, returns after stepping away
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a shocking moment on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was unable to finish his opening remarks during his weekly press...
Jul 26, 2023
McCarthy tells Republicans that Biden impeachment probe is on the table, at some point: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In a closed-door meeting with House Republicans on Wednesday morning, Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated to his conference that an impeachment inquiry i...
Jul 26, 2023
'Investigate these claims': UFO transparency at center of House hearing
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A former intelligence community official testified Wednesday on an alleged covert government program to recover and reverse engineer crash...
Jul 26, 2023
Giuliani won't contest claims he made 'false' statements about two Georgia election workers
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Former President Donald Trump's one-time personal attorney Rudy Giuliani won't contest that he made "false" statements about two Georgia election workers in the aftermath of the ...
Jul 26, 2023
Defense Secretary makes historic visit to Papua New Guinea as US counters China's influence in South Pacific
ABC News(PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea) -- Lloyd Austin’s arrival in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday marked the first time that an American Defense Secretary has visited the island nation reflect...
Jul 26, 2023
